Contrary to fathers' rights propaganda, father perpetrators (along with stepdads and caretaker boyfrends) dominate the most vicious crimes against children: sexual assault, abusive head trauma, murder-suicides, crimes involving gun violence, and other similar forms of physically violent/fatal child abuse. And as more dads are providing child care (either because mom is working and can't find other care, or because dads are increasingly getting unsupervised visitation/custody through the family courts), more dads are are being found guilty of basic child abuse and neglect as well.

10/25/15 -Because of severe time constraints, we are no longer able to do regular updates at Dastardly Dads. We will occasionally post articles on general studies on child abuse/domestic violence, news pieces involving abusive fathers in custody/visitation situations. We wil also be updating the Killer Dads and Custody lists, while looking for a better, more accessible platform for the data.

7/11/16 - We started this blog on June 24, 2009--just over seven years. And like all good things, it's time to bring this project to a close. It has served its purpose. We have close to 10,500 postings regarding fathers and child abuse, with hundred of those cases being enabled by the family courts, social services, and others in authority. The documentation is clear. It is now time to stop documenting and put that energy into changing the situation that puts thousands of mothers and children at risk every day.

Thursday, January 1, 2015

Dad arrested after two kids escape from abusive home; what happened to the mother of these boys? (Sacramento County, California)

Notice that the mother of these boys is totally erased from the story. No mention of her living in the home, and the boys are now in the custody of CPS. So what happened to Mom? Is she deceased? If so, from natural causes? Or did this abusive/neglectful father somehow obtain custody? If so, who helped him?Dad is identified as BENJAMIN MONTEZ.

SACRAMENTO COUNTY (CBS13) – Two local children were reportedly forced to escape a life of abuse and neglect at the hands of their father.

Sacramento County investigators say the boys, ages 7 and 8, roamed the streets Christmas Eve and day. A good Samaritan found them and called police.

The kids were looking for a warm bed and a hot meal.

“We know the small boys had escaped the apartment by crawling out of a second-story window,” said Sgt. Lisa Bowman, a spokesperson for the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Department. “They had each other and the blankets they took with them.”

Officers say their father, Bejamin Montez, was later arrested for allegedly abandoning the boys. Investigators say when they got to Montez’s home, they also found a five-year-old boy who appeared to be abused. The brothers left him behind, because they said he was too small to escape.

Montez was booked into the Sacramento County Main Jail on felony charges of willful abandonment/nonsupport of a child under 14, felony child endangerment and corporal punishment/injury to a child.

“He did not contact our dispatch or sheriff’s department in any shape or form to report the 7- and 8-year-old missing,” Bowman said.

He is being held on $35,000 bail.

The children are in the custody of child protective services.

But their story doesn’t end there. Sheriff’s staff members were so moved by the boys’ situation, they wanted to do more. They organized a surprise holiday party for the kids, complete with donated presents and a Christmas tree.

Officers say the boys thought they were going to have lunch with the deputies who rescued them, but instead found Santa waiting with gifts.